I did theatrical caricatures.

I did theatrical caricatures.

The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry.

I always treat each take as a rehearsal for the next take. That way you can find stuff and keep adding and playing until they tell me to stop.

Just five years before that the Russians were our allies.

I've always been interested in science fiction.

You can have immediate regrets, but if you look at stuff and say, 'Things happen for a reason', there's a fatalistic thing about it. Something will happen that will justify it in some way.

I'm very proud of Space 1999. Its success paved the way for other sci-fi shows to follow. My hope is that the DVD release will help it reach a new generation of fans.

And the 90% they are not is what I do for a living.

Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work.

Bad guys don't think they're bad guys. Hitler probably thought he was a wonderful guy doing some wonderful and righteous work for Germany.

You can have immediate regrets but if you look at stuff and say Things happen for a reason theres a fatalistic thing about it. Something will happen that will justify it in some way.

In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

I think we need to educate our doctors about addiction.

Because I was born in the South, I'm a Southerner. If I had been born in the North, the West or the Central Plains, I would be just a human being.

My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

No, no, I don't watch football. The last time I tried watching was the last Super Bowl. The problem I have is, you know, the graphic nature of my imagination; when I watch and see them meeting head onto head, helmet onto helmet, what flashes through my mind is what's going on in their brains. It's like torture to me.

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.

It's incredible how many emotions you feel when crossing the finish line and seeing that you are No. 1.

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.

I started out as a music teacher; I never planned on becoming an actress.

I want to expand jazz; I don't want to keep the audience limited. I want to reach people who have never come to a jazz concert before. One way to do that is by making records that have a lot of different kinds of music on them.

It's really intimidating to go on the beach in a bikini.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life Each year has grown better than the last.

It's not trickle down economics. The problem that the president has is that he's rudderless on the economy. I mean, he doesn't quite know what to do. It's a wake-up on Monday and try to figure it out. It takes time to turn a supertanker, so you need to know where you need to go.

I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.

I regret nothing.

I'm not big on the closet.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

It makes a big difference to recycle. It makes a big difference to use recycled products. It makes a big difference to reuse things, to not use the paper cup - and each time you do, that's a victory.

I like America's diversity and its landscapes.

You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way.

Cultural industries will be the next engine for growth after real estate, and Wanda will make cultural industries our long-term focus.